A Sampling of Clips for
July 23rd, 2007
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Lycopene Fails FDA's Scrutiny
Los Angeles Times, July 23 -- This just in: Organic tomatoes have more lycopene than conventionally farmed tomatoes. This also just in: Lycopene may not be as healthful as we thought. So goes the bold field of tomato research. (Quotes Cheryl Rock, a professor at the UCSD Moores Cancer Center)More
Absent but not Forgotten
Chicago Tribune, July 21 -- After slogging through an all-night debate, 99 of 100 U.S. senators voted this week on a pivotal amendment to end the war in Iraq. The presidential candidates among them found a way to make the vote despite their far-flung campaigns, as did elderly senators who were sleep-deprived and groggy. (Quotes Keith Poole, a professor at UCSD, who studies voting trends and polarization) More
Lingering Influence
San Diego Union-Tribune, July 22 -- World-renowned climatologist Richard Somerville's retirement this month from the Scripps Institution of Oceanography at UCSD is a bit like Tom Sawyer's funeral. People are saying lots of glowing things. But like Mark Twain's Tom, who was very much alive and present during his own funeral service, Somerville isn't departing. More
Floyd Gaffney, 77; UCSD Theater Professor, Director
San Diego Union-Tribune, July 22 – Floyd Gaffney, a professor emeritus of dance and theater at UCSD directed more than 80 plays in San Diego over the past 35 years. Mr. Gaffney died Thursday of stomach cancer at Thornton Hospital in La Jolla. He was 77 and had been diagnosed with cancer only four weeks ago. More
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Panel Advances Navy Broadway Plan
San Diego Union-Tribune, July 21 – The massive Navy Broadway project won pivotal approvals from San Diego's downtown redevelopment agency yesterday – though officials worried that it might become a playground for wealthy customers of designer shops and luxury hotels, not for the average person. The loudest dissenter on the board was Teddy Cruz, a visual-arts professor at UCSD. More
SoCal Water Cutbacks Proposed as Part of Delta Solution
Voice of San Diego, July 23 -- The state Department of Water Resources is proposing a year-long plan to reduce deliveries from the State Water Project, which sends Sierra Nevada snowmelt to San Diego. The snowmelt is a major source of San Diego's water. (Quotes UCSD political scientist Steve Erie) More
Contract for UCSD Housing Complex
San Diego Daily Transcript, July 20 -- Turner Construction Company has been awarded the design/build, fast track North Campus Housing project at UCSD. The architect is MVE Institutional. More